Railroad-tie



Patented Mar7 .'28, I899. S. F. SWANSON.

No. 62l,98|.

RAILROAD TIE. (Application filed Nov. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT wron SIVAN F. SWANSON, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,981, dated March 28, 1899.

Application filed November 1, 1898; Serial No. 695,230, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SWAN F. SWANSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention'has relation to railroad-ties and means for fastening the rails thereto. I

The object of the invention is to provide simple and effective means for fastening the rail to the metallic tie, said means being of such construction that while permitting of the removal of the rail when desired will also prevent the accidental disengagement of the rail from the tie.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an end of a railroad-tie, showing a rail held in place by my improved fastening means. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the fastening means.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the rai1-tie,which consists of a metallic base 2,having upwardlyprojecting side flanges 3, which are provided at their ends with several openings 4.

5 denotes the rail, seated upon the upper edges of the tie, and ,6 denotes the fastening means. The fastening means consists of a shank 7, having a head 8, that projects over and engages the base of the rail, the shoulder S to engage the upper edge of the tie, and a foot 9, that projects through one of the holes in the side piece of the tie and is provided with the transverse aperture 10, through which is inserted a pin 11, having a springtongue 12, which flies outward and securely locks itself in position after it has been driven through said hole.

' It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

.Havingthus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The combination with the rail, of a tie having vertical flanges provided with apertures, and a fastener having a horizontally-extending head to engage the flange of the rail, a laterally-extending shoulder to engage the upper edge of the tie, and a laterally-projecting foot projecting through one of the apertures of the tie and provided with an aperture, and a spring projecting through the aperture of said foot, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SWAN F. SXVAN SON.

Witnesses:

O. A. BALDWIN, T. H. DEVINE. 

